Occupational Therapist - AHP2 Children's and Families

SA Health; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 95,000 - 110,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary sacrifice

Job summary

SA Health in Adelaide is seeking a Paediatric Occupational Therapist (AHP2) to join the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network, Children & Families service. The role delivers early intervention to children and families, working within a supportive multidisciplinary team across northern suburbs.

The position is temporary part-time (22.5 hours/week) up to 31 July 2026, with salary range AUD 94,997–AUD 110,052 per annum pro rata, plus superannuation and salary sacrifice benefits.

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric or children's community health settings.
• Family-centred practice and working with culturally diverse populations.
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary primary health care team.
• Sound clinical reasoning and the ability to manage an independent caseload.
• Current driver's licence and willingness to travel across the northern Adelaide metropolitan area.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and early intervention to children and their families within the NALHN Children & Families Service.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement client-centred care plans that support children's development and functional independence.
• Engage with families, carers, and community services to coordinate care pathways and achieve meaningful outcomes.
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health standards.

Skills

Paediatric experience

Family-centred practice

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Independent caseload management

Driver's licence

Job description

Northern Adelaide Local Health Network – Children & Families Salisbury SALISBURY DOWNS 5108 & Gilles Plains GP+ Super Clinic HILLCREST 5186

Salary: $94,997 - $110,052 p.a. (pro rata) plus Superannuation and Salary Sacrifice benefits – AHP2

Temporary Part-Time – 22.5 hours per week, up to 31 July 2026

About the Role:

Children and Families Service at Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is eager to recruit a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to work in our dynamic, growing and supportive team, to help us deliver exceptional care and early intervention to our community. Children thrive when the right support reaches them early. As an Occupational Therapist (AHP2) within the Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) Children & Families Service, you'll be part of a dedicated team delivering early intervention to children and families across Adelaide's northern suburbs — making a genuine difference in the lives of the communities who need it most.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Provide evidence-based occupational therapy assessment and early intervention to children and their families within the NALHN Children & Families Service.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to develop and implement client-centred care plans that support children's development and functional independence
• Engage with families, carers, and community services to coordinate care pathways and achieve meaningful outcomes
• Contribute to service improvement initiatives and maintain accurate clinical documentation in line with SA Health standards

What You'll Bring:

• Demonstrated experience in paediatric or children's community health settings
• Strong skills in family-centred practice and working with culturally diverse populations
• Ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary primary health care team, consistent with NALHN's integrated care model
• Sound clinical reasoning and the ability to manage an independent caseload
• Current driver's licence and willingness to travel across the northern Adelaide metropolitan area

About You:

In this role you will have strong interpersonal and communication skills which will enable you to successfully problem solve, resolve conflicts and negotiate, including the ability to engage in difficult conversations, whilst building and maintaining relationships. An ability to effectively manage multiple, diverse and competing priorities and demonstrated resilience within a stressful and complex environment is essential to this role. This is an excellent opportunity to contribute to a passionate, highly driven, dedicated and progressive team.

About Us:

The Northern Adelaide Local Health Network (NALHN) is a leading provider of public healthcare services in South Australia, and one of the largest employers in northern Adelaide. NALHN serves over 400,000 people in northern Adelaide with a comprehensive range of high-quality healthcare services, including emergency, surgical, obstetric, neonatal, paediatric, oncology, geriatric, palliative care and rehabilitation, and mental health care, as well as primary health care services with a focus on community health promotion and chronic disease management. With a commitment for ongoing upgrades to our facilities and the introduction of new services, our priority is delivering exceptional health and wellbeing services that enhance the quality of life for our community. Our 300-plus Allied Health professionals play an integral role in multidisciplinary teams delivering outstanding care to patients across our acute, subacute and hospital avoidance services. At NALHN Everyone Has a Story, Everyone Matters, Everyone Contributes and Everyone Grows. At NALHN, we have a strong commitment to providing a clinically interesting professional experience, with structured and supportive education and professional development, and career progression pathways.

Some feedback from current employees about working as Allied Health Professionals in NALHN includes: “My favourite part about working in NALHN is the close working relationships we have across Allied Health to optimise patient care.” “I feel like I’m part of a growing and developing service.” “I love the great team dynamic and the culture of learning and support.”

Benefits of working at NALHN:

From salary packaging to flexible working arrangements, a large range of opportunities for movement and career progression, you’ll find there are lots of benefits of working with Northern Adelaide Local Health Network. Incremental wage increases in-line with the Allied Health Professionals, Assistants and Psychologists Enterprise Agreement 2025. Access to experienced clinicians across a broad range of expertise, who are supportive of collegial sharing of skills and knowledge in different therapies and client presentations. Salary packaging is an option for saving money by paying for some of your everyday expenses from your salary before it is taxed. Relocation assistance may be available for successful applicants from interstate or overseas. NALHN supports and fosters a culture in which employees feel they belong and feel safe at work. The culture aims to encourage all people to use their talents and to be valued and rewarded for their contributions. In addition to this, other benefits of working as an Occupational Therapist in NALHN include:

• professional development opportunities. We have a well-established Allied Health Education unit which offers high-quality, targeted in-house training, and under the current enterprise agreement staff are also eligible for a Professional Development Allowance and entitled to claim reimbursement of eligible professional development expenses to allow you to continue to build upon your professional foundations
• opportunities to participate in research. NALHN have an Allied Health Research Chair, who is able to work with clinicians and teams to support clinical research
• regular clinical supervision, allowing you to receive individualised support, learning and development to help you achieve your career goals

SA Health Diversity and Inclusion Statement:

SA Health is committed to providing an inclusive workplace that embraces diversity and inclusion for all employees. We strongly encourage applications from people of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander descent, culturally diverse backgrounds, members of the LGBTIQA+SB community and people who live with disability and/or neurodivergence. We are committed to making workplace adjustments to provide a positive and supportive work environment. You are encouraged to let us know if have any support or access requirements during the recruitment process and beyond to ensure you can perform at your best. The South Australian public sector promotes diversity and flexible ways of working including part-time. Applicants are encouraged to discuss the flexible working arrangements for this role.

Criminal History Check:

Appointment will be subject to a satisfactory Criminal History Check. Check(s):

• DHS Working With Children Check (WWCC)
• National Police Check (National Police Certificate) for vulnerable person-related employment – apply to any of the accredited bodies approved to offer a service direct to the public. Accreditation is provided by the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission . See our National Police Certificate accredited bodies page for links to lodge screening requests.

Immunisation Risk:

Immunisation Risk for this position is – Category A (direct contact with blood or body substances) SA Health Services are required to implement the Addressing vaccine preventable disease: Occupational assessment, screening and vaccination policy in the workplace.

Recruitment Information:

Job Ref: 952392 Enquiries: Allied Health Facilitator Phone: [phone] E-mail: [e-mail]

Application Closing Date: 30 October 2026 – 11.55PM

Role Description and Further Information: 952392 - Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Children and Families - AHP2 - Role Description.pdf